TEACHERS AND PERFORMERS OF INDIAN MUSIC AND DANCE (Germany)

Name: AmitE-Mail:[email protected]Field: Hawaiian Slide Guitar (Classical)Address: Köln, Germany.Telephone:Misc. Info: I am a Slide Guitar player since childhood, it's my hobby. I am a specialist in Rabindra Sangeet, but also versatile in Nazrulgeeti & little bit about Hindusthani Ragas. I have a wish to learn playing Hinduthani ragas in Guitar in an extensive manner, if possible in my city. It'll be a pleasure for me to to attend all kind of Hindusthani instrumental performances, or present instrumental performances in if there exist a scope for amateurs. I'll be delighted if emailed about the upcoming events in Germany.

Name: Anubhab-AcademyE-Mail:[email protected]Field: Tabla, Indian vocal, Sitar, SantoorAddress: Cologne (Köln), NRW, GermanyTelephone: 0178/ 7320256Misc. Info: The musical director and Tabla-player of our academy is Debasish Bhattacharjee, who is also a great Tabla-Teacher for the Hindustani music and also afghani rhythms. We are also working with the master of indian Kathak Dance DURGA ARYA, who is giving workshops and concerts in our academy. With our Ensemble ANUBHAB we are touring to whole Europe In our place you`ll also find the best quality tablas and harmoniums for sell. Please ask for more informations and see www.anubhab.net

Name: AnupamaE-Mail:[email protected]mail.comField: Carnatic classical music (Vocal)Address: Stuttgart, Badenwürttemberg, GermanyTelephone: (0049) 1729331698Misc. Info: I am a professional carnatic classical music singer. I have a senior degree in both Vocal and Veena and Iam qualified for Vidhwat aswell. I conduct classical music classes ( detailed lessons from basics or devotional songs or light music or pancharatna kritis for those with musical knowledge). For fur details you can contact me via e-mail.

Name: Madhusree BanerjeeE-Mail:[email protected]Field: Hindustani Classical (Vocal)Address: Stuttgart, Baden-Wüntemberg, GermanyTelephone: +4915124884401Misc. Info: I have learnt Hindustani Classical music from Pt. Asutosh Bharadwaj who is a direct disciple of Pt. Bhimsen Joshi. Under his guidance I have imbibed the Kirana Gharana form of classical music. Playing harmonium & keyboard are also taught as complimentary to vocals. Examination under Bangiya Sangeet Parishad is conducted yearly and a certificate is issued to all successful candidates. Skype classes are also possible.

Name: Suparna BanerjeeE-Mail:[email protected]Field: BharatanatyamAddress: C/O Dr. Kaushik Banerjee Institute of Environmental Research (INFU) University of Dortmund Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6 D-44221 Dortmund GERMANYTelephone:Misc. Info: I am a professional performer of Bharatanatyam - the richest and oldest Indian classical dance form with long teaching experience. I am M.A. in Performing Arts from University of Pune, India and also qualified National Education Test of University of Grants Commission (UGC) for Lectureship. I will be at Dortmund for one year and would like to arrange regular classes and workshops on Bharatanatyam. Class schedule and fees can be fixed on discussion. Contact by E-Mail.

Name: Dwijen BhattacharyyaE-Mail:[email protected]yahoo.co.inField: Vocal (North Indian Classical, Khyal, Bhajan)Address: Finkenweg 15,53229, BonnTelephone: 017653051849Misc. Info: Take talim from the legendary figure of Benaras Gharana Pt Mohanlal Mishra, and Pt Rajan & sajan Mishra. The spirit and resonance of the Benaras Gharana is evedent in Mr Dwijen Bhattacharyya"s style of musical representations it is the tradition that I want to carry along with my melodious journey in indian classical Music. I had performed in many national and international misical conferance and festivals. I have performed classical and semi calssical music in Europe like Germany, France, Switzerland, Holland and organised many workshop to teach Indian Classical music in every corner of the world.

Name: Divya ChandrikaE-Mail:[email protected]googlemail.comField: BharatnatyamAddress: Wiesloch, Germany-69168Telephone:Misc. Info:
Having learnt the art form since the age of five from Guru K.V. Kalavathy of Kalakshetra, Divya has been a regular performer in major sabhas in India and also choreographed shows for performances in senior homes, prisons and remote villages.She was a merit scholarship holder (CCRT) from the Indian Government. She has choreographed thematic performances on social issues.She also writes poems and short stories. She has been residing in Germany since the past one year and has performed in varied multi-cultural fests.She is now a dance instructor and choreographer in a dance school in Wiesloch where she will be conducting Bharatanatyam classes and also a separate class for Bollywood dance. Her motto-Dance is a Prayer, it is pure Joy! For more about Divya, please visit - http://divyachandrika.weebly.com/

Name: Amelia CuniE-Mail:[email protected]Field: Kathak & Dhrupad SongAddress: Klausener Platz 11, D-14059 Berlin/ Germany, URL: http://www.ameliacuni.deTelephone: 49-30-322 64 59Misc. Info: Amelia Cuni is a singer, composer and performer. She has trained her voice and musical skills in India, according to the tradition of Dhrupad singing and Kathak dance. Her present work includes contemporary and experimental music collaborations with several artists of international repute. She is engaged in the transmission of the knowledge she has acquired from her gurus and teaches Indian singing at the Vicenza Conservatory in Italy. She is based in Berlin/ Germany. Amelia Cuni has been studying classical music and dance from renowned masters in North India, following the traditional system based on oral transmission. In 1978 she started with khyal singing and tabla in New Delhi. In 1980 she joined the I.T.C. Sangeet Research Academy in Calcutta where she met the master of dhrupad singing Ud.R. Fahimuddin Dagar from whom she continued to study voice training privately. She has been receiving musical teachings for several years also from Pt. Dilip Chandra Vedi in Delhi and Pt. Bidur Mallik in Vrindavan where she has been involved in the activities of the dhrupad school at Sri Caitanya Prem Sansthan. www.myspace.com/ameliacuni

Name: Hindol DebE-Mail:[email protected].comField: SitarAddress: Köln, Ehrenfeld, GermanyTelephone: +49 (0) 1575 1758970Misc. Info: Website- http://hindoldeb.tripod.com
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/eRuhipCkzMU Hindol is a traditionally trained Sitar player & Composer from Maihar Gharana based in Cologne. He was invited by the French ministry of Culture, Rikskonserter Sweden and the Academy of Carnegie Hall for music residency to work with several accomplished artists. His works combine Indian classical with Contemporary Jazz, Flamenco, Turkish, Nordic folk and Avant-garde music. He has travelled extensively to give concerts and conduct workshops on Indian music in the schools and universities. Currently Hindol is dedicated to teaching students and giving performances.

Name: Dennis DennehyE-Mail:[email protected]Field: Musician; Guitar and Singer / SongwriterAddress: Franconia, Bavaria, GermanyTelephone: Germany. 0178.3336647Misc. Info: I am a guitarist and singer/songwriter living & performaing in Germany and hoping to find a dancer of indian classical dance for a duo-performance to replace my present dancer who is pregnant. I have a couple of my own guitar pieces which lend themselves to Indian dancing.

Name: Shan DevakuruparanE-Mail:[email protected]Field: Tabla, Mirudangam, Gadam, Genjira, Morsing and other percussion instrumentsAddress: Krefeld, GermanyTelephone: mobile number - (0049) 1778379403, landline number - (0049) 2151 936335Misc. Info: The tamil musician living in Germany for 25 years, is originally from Sri Lanka. He plays many percussion instruments but mainly he plays the Tabla in various european and tamil-indian ensembles. In addition he accompanies indian dances (for example: Bharatanatyam,etc.) with Tabla and other instruments. The tabla player,who comes from a musical family, also gives privatelessons and offers courses in schools. Shan has many concerts in many worldmusical bands with different musicians worldwide. Moreover, he released CDs and he had Radio and TV appearances.

Name: Lalitha DeviE-Mail:[email protected]Field: Bharat Natyam, Indian dance therapy, contompary Indian sacred danceAddress: Hemigkofenerstr. 10 88079 Kressbronn Bodensee (lake of Constanz) GermanyTelephone: 0049 7543 913253Misc. Info: 7 years training in Kalakshetra (academy of fine arts Madras/India) diploma Post graduated in Bharata Natyam, Sanskrit and Yoga as a world citizen trying to bring east and west together through dance. Latest dancecreation: Siddhartha. the extracts of Hermann Hesses novel put into Indian dance and expression, to music and recitation, trying to bring out the spiritual impact of H. Hesses novel. giving lessons for beginners and advanced with the emphasize on Bhavam ( expression ) and the Indian dance as a therapy and sacred danceform.www.indischertanz.de is a page in english and german language. Also check out http://www.Lalitha-Devi.de/

Name: Helene EriksenE-Mail:[email protected].deField: Kathak, Folk Dances & dance researchAddress: Burgstr. 19, D-37073 Goettingen/ Germany,Telephone: 49-551-42063Misc. Info: Helene Eriksen studied Dance Ethnology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and was later a doctoral candidate in Folklore, Slavistics and Turcology at the Georg-August University in Goettingen, Germany. In Los Angeles she performed with AVAZ International Dance Theater, Gypsy Dance Company and Jasna Planina Ensemble. After a year at the Folkdance Academy in Plovdiv, Bulgaria she was a guest of the Turkish State Folkdance Ensemble in Ankara. She directed her own ensemble Raqs-e Hilal for several years in Germany. Helene is a teacher and choreographer of traditional dances of the Balkans and Islamic Orient. She lectures and publishes on dance ethnology and costume studies. In order to do this she has conducted many research projects in Bulgaria, ex-Yugoslavia, Hungary, Romania, Greece, Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Egypt, the ex-USSR, Tunisia and Morocco as well as with immigrants in Germany, Canada and the USA. - URL: http://www.helene-eriksen.de

Name: Beate GatschaE-Mail:[email protected]Field: KathakAddress: D-10405 Berlin/ GermanyTelephone: 49-30-44 16 292Misc. Info: I am a freelance dancer, choreographer and percussion player based in Berlin. For 13 years I have trained classical Indian Kathakdance under guidance of Ioanna Srinivasan, Pt. Vijai Shankar, Harish S. Gangani, Smt. Amala Patkar. My contemporary approach to Kathak has developed by a large number of intercultural and interdisciplinary projects which include taiko drumming, body projection, masks, martial arts, poetry and other ethnic and modern dance styles. Also I play several percussion instruments (taiko, hang, pakhavaj) and performe in close collaboration with the saxophone player Gert Anklam. In cooperation with national and international artists we both toured in India, Switzerland, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Japan, USA and all over Germany. In 2009 I founded Rasa Daiko - Dance & Drums, a company of 5 female drumming dancers. www.beate-gatscha.de bgatscha at yahoo.de

Name: Divya GuruswamyE-Mail:[email protected]Field: Carnatic MusicAddress: Bremen, GermanyTelephone:Misc. Info: I am an Indian from Tamil Nadu and I have learnt Carnatic classical music(Vocal) for 15 years and have done various stage performances and have been a regular performing artist at All India Radio, Tiruchirapalli, India. I have received the "Growing Young Talent Award" for my contribution towards music.

Name: Indian Music AcademyE-Mail:[email protected]Field: Carnatic Vocal Music, Devotional SongsAddress: Frankfurt a.M. West, GermanyTelephone:Misc. Info: Run by Sudha Kommuri, who has obtained Bachelors and Masters Degree (Gold Medalist) in South Indian vocal music. She received tutelage from Smt. Radha Viswanathan (Daughter of Smt. M.S.Subbulakshmi). Ms. Kommuri also holds the State Level Lecturership Certificate and has been running the music school "Indian Music Academy" in Frankfurt a.M successfully since 2011. The academy trains children and adults in carnatic classical vocal genre and has been successfully taking part in different events and performances in Germany. Carnatic vocal classes are being conducted on a weekly basis.

Name: Kalamitra � Zentrum fuer klassischen indischen TanzE-Mail:[email protected]Field: Bharat Natyam - classical indian dance - klassischer indischer TanzAddress: Hamburg (Germany)Telephone: 040/74570347 (Katja-Shivani) und 04181/4605 (Anna Grover)Misc. Info: Kalamitra is a centre for classical Indian dance in Hamburg. It�s teachers hold a professional diploma as teachers of dance and are highly skilled dancers in the field of Bharata Natyam with more than 20 years experience in teaching and performing. Classes for all levels with additional courses for theoretical and cultural background knowledge. Workshops and summer training camps with renowned teachers from India are offered regularly. For more information please visit www.kalamitra.de

Name: LakshmiE-Mail:[email protected]Field: Carnatic classical music (Vocal)Address: Ottobrunn, Munich, GermanyTelephone: +4915145187608Misc. Info: I am a professional carnatic classical music singer. I have a senior degree in carnatic lassical Vocal and Iam qualified for Vidhwat aswell. I conduct classical music classes (detailed lessons from basics or devotional songs or light music or shlokas for those with musical knowledge). For fur details you can contact me via e-mail or phone no.

Name: Roshini NarasimhanE-Mail:[email protected]Field: Bharatanatyam, Indian classical dance form.Address: Rosenring 9, 63110 Rodgau, GermanyTelephone:06106 6395576Misc. Info: I am a professional dancer with more than 10 years of performing experience.I have presented many shows in Germany and in India. I have choreographed many classical and Bollywood group dances. I have also conducted many dance workshops , organised dance shows in the university, and have trained some students too. I have had my training under my mother and Guru Sudha Narasimhan, Webpage: www.nrityaangana.com

Name: Sudha NarasimhanE-Mail:[email protected]Field: Bharatanatyam Indian classical dance form.Address: Rosenring 9, 63110 Rodgau, GermanyTelephone: 00496106 6395576, 00491736912490Misc. Info: Teaching indian dance in Frankfurt in Indian Cultural Institute for past 9 years. Have presented many shows in Germany and have trained many students. A professional dancer and choreographer from Chennai , India with training from renowned teachers in India. Webpage: www.nrityaangana.com

Name: Babua PahariE-Mail:[email protected].comField: Bansuri and TablaAddress: Berlin, GermanyTelephone: 01776474512Misc. Info: www.anandadhara.de. Babua Pahari was born in Kolkata into a family with a strong musical heritage. His father (late Indubhusan Pahari) was a respected tabla guru and taught his son the art of classical Indian percussion. At the age of fifteen Babua Pahari widened his knowledge and learned to play Bansuri (Indian bamboo flute) from late Sri Parth Bhattacharyay and Sri Jayanta Chatterjee.

Name: Deepika Potdar PanchamukhiE-Mail:[email protected]Field: BharatanatyamAddress: Aachen, GermanyTelephone:Misc. Info: I am a trained Bharatanatyam dancer from Mumbai and previously a principal dancer at the Sankhya Dance Company, founded by Shri Vaibhav Arekar, an internationally acclaimed artist in Mumbai. I graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Performing Arts from Nalanda Nrityakala Mahavidyalaya, founded by Padma Bhushan Dr Kanak Rele. It would give me immense pleasure to present the tradition that Bharatanatyam promotes at prestigious platforms that Germany has to offer. I am also keen to conduct workshops/ lecture demonstrations/ teach the art form to share and enlighten the audience with the ideologies in Indian classical dance.

Name: Plato PathroseField: Carnatic Classical FluteE-Mail:[email protected]Address: Maximilian Strasse, 2 Aschaffenburg, Germany 63739Telephone: 0049-15166326987Misc. Info: Flute Artist of around 14 years experience. Disciple of Late Padmashree Dr. N. Ramani. Performed concerts in different places of India and in Europe.
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Name: Anuradha Prakash PatilE-Mail:[email protected]Field: Kathak DanceAddress: Darmstadt (Farnkfurt) Germany
Telphone: 00491626372857Misc. Info: I am a resident of Darmstadt. I have been trained with Kathak Nruthya Visharad from Akhil Bhartiya Gandgarva Mahavidhyalay, Mumbai. I am performer, Choreographer.With kathak have a descent experience in Maharashtrian folk dance (Lavani, Koli, Jagar and Vaghyamurali) and other Indian folk dances. With all the knowledge and experiences that I have gained, I would like to disseminate my skills by forming a dance group and giving training to interested people. Please feel free to contact me by email.

Name: Deodatt PersaudE-Mail:[email protected].comField: Kathak Performer and TeacherAddress: Göttingen, GermanyTelephone: 0049-015227929814Misc. Info: I am a professional Kathak Dancer, I learnt from the prestigious National Institute of Kathak Dance -'Kathak Kendra' New Delhi, India. I have given perfromances in India and abroad in several prestigious festivals. Any concerns about Kathak and Classes please contact me via E-mail or visit my website www.deodattkathak.com..

Name: Harsha RaghuramE-Mail:[email protected].comField: Carnatic vocal (South Indian classical music), light music and devaranamas.Address: Pirmasens / Kaiserslautern (Rheinland-Pflaz, Germany)Telephone:Misc. Info: Harsha Raghuram is a trained and a performing artist of the carnatic classical music. Presently a student of the popular music maestro Tirumale Srinivas (Bangalore, India), he has performed on various prestigious platforms in India.

Name: Shweta RajputE-Mail:[email protected].ukField: Indian Folk Dance, poetic songs, dance dramas.Address: Frankfurt, Hessen, GermanyTelephone: 015206310800Misc. Info: i have 12 yrs experience in music field. i have been performing since past 15 yrs. right now i am teaching indian folk dance in international school of frankfurt. in vocal i have performed lots of poetic songs written by prestigious poets of our country.

Name: Rajyashree RameshE-Mail:[email protected]Field: Bharat NatyamAddress: BerlinTelephone: Tel: 030-812 24 08, Mobil: 0179-398 54 49Misc. Info: Critically acclaimed dancer, choreographer, master teacher and Certified Movement Analyst (CLMA) trained in Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi and classical Carnatic vocal. Groomed for stage since early childhood and acclaimed by press and public for grace, precision and expression, Rajyashree has in her dance career spanning over four decades presented several solo performances, workshops, radio/ TV and newspaper interviews worldwide. Her style of performing and teaching has been nurtured by several master teachers in Bangalore and Chennai, influenced by a 30-year practice of Yoga and studies in the West (USA, Germany). Contact: http://www.rr-dance.net/

Name: Girija RavishankarE-Mail:[email protected].comField: Carnatic classical VocalAddress: Tubingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany-72076Telephone: +015236869299Misc. Info: I am professional Carnatic Classical vocalist, performing from the age of 13 .I have completed Vidwat (proficiency grade) in Carnatic Classical Vocal. I have been trained by Vid R N Tyagarajan (of the famous Rudrapatnam tradition). I have performed extensively in various Sangeeta Sabhas in India, apart from receiving several awards, tiltles and prizes( a few for Raga-Tana-Pallavi). I have also collaborated with jazz musicians. My programmes were aired in the All India Radio and Indian television channels. For workshops /classes/ lecture-demonstrations and concerts ,contact me on email.

Name: Kala SharmaE-Mail:[email protected]Field: Kathak dancerAddress: Berlin, GermanyTelephone: +49 15143392399Misc. Info: I am a disciple of Pandit Birju Maharaj and have been dancing Kathak for 16 years. I've also graduated with a BPA (hons) degree in Contemporary Dance, at Northern School of Contemporary dance, Leeds, UK. I am available for performances, and teaching groups or individual classes.

Name: Mahima SoniE-Mail:[email protected]Field: Kathak and Light music singer (ghazals, fusions)Address: Kleiststrase - 12, Heilbronn- 74076Telephone: 0151-75373796 Misc. Info: 6 years degree course from Allahabad university India, Visharad Pratham (Vocal) from Gandharav university India. Performed at various state levels in India and Japan. Peformed in TV channels (Indian). Received recognition from various deemed cultural organisations. Appeared as Judge in various dance competition

Name: Ioanna SrinivasanE-Mail:[email protected]Field: KathakAddress: Wasgenstr. 10 : 14129 Berlin : GermanyTelephone: 0049 - 30 - 6861327Misc. Info: www.kathakdance.de - Ioanna Srinivasan began her Kathak dance training as a child. She studied under the tutelage of the renowned master in Kathak, Pandit Vijai Shankar, with whom she also performed. She graduated with a Kathak-Diploma (Chandighar) with distinction. Ioanna Srinivasan has been performing since 1982, as a soloist in classical Kathak dance as well as avantgarde and fusion-projects with flamenco, modern Dance and Oriental Dance and choreographed dance theatre. She has toured Europe as well as India, Malaysia and the GUS States and performed at various prestigious festivals like the Binda Din Kathak Festival in New Delhi. She has also performed for radio and television programmes.

Name: Amrit SteinE-Mail:[email protected]Field: KathakAddress: Tuerkenstr. 67 - Pavillon, D-80779 Munich/ GermanyTelephone: 49-89-271 95 31Misc. Info: Amrit Stein learned ballet and modern dance from childhood on. In 1980 she met Rohini Bhate, one of the foremost Kathak masters in India, and since then has been dedicated to the art of Kathak. At present, she continues her Kathak training under the guidance of Kumudini Lakhia in Ahmedabad. Amrit Stein has given various performances in Japan, Europe and India to wide public acclaim for her command of the complete technique of Kathak, expressive abhinaya, boldly innovative choreography and the subtle blending of Indian and Western styles in her creative endeavours. dance.

Name: Sayali ValsangikarE-Mail:[email protected]Field: Indian Classical and light music vocalistAddress: Tonstrasse, 14, Hannover, 30449, GermanyTelephone:Misc. Info: I am Sangeet Visharad and have learnt music from late Dr. Shobha Abhyankar and Dr. Alka Deo Marulkar. I have performed on the various platforms including television and radio. I have participated in the workshops and competitions since an early age. Remuneration per lesson is negotiable.

Name: Elavani VijayendranE-Mail:[email protected]googlemail.comField: vocal and violinAddress: Saarbrücken, GermanyTelephone: 0049 160 9903 7693Misc. Info: Since 2009 I'm teaching south indian music in vocal and violin. But I miss experiences in performance.